Optic fiber module rack system

ABSTRACT

An optical fiber module rack system includes a rack including multiple accommodation chambers, opposing first and second sliding grooves located in each accommodation chamber, and a stop block located at each of opposing front and rear ends of each first sliding groove, and optical fiber storage boxes each including a box body mounted in one respective accommodation chamber, a first optical fiber module and second optical fiber module mounted in opposing front and rear sides of box body and connected together, two guide rails located at two opposite lateral sidewalls of box body and respectively coupled to first sliding groove and second sliding groove of respective accommodation chamber, two elastic retainer strips respectively extended from opposite ends of one guide rail and provided with a respective hook block for engagement with one respective stop block, and elongated press member extended from other guide rail for pressing by external force to disengage hook blocks from respective stop blocks for allowing removal of optical fiber storage box out of respective accommodation chamber.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No.14/936,852, filed on Nov. 10, 2015, which in turn claims priority toProvisional Application Ser. No. 62/179,392, filed on May 7, 2015.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to optical fiber technology and moreparticularly, to an optical fiber module rack system, which comprises arack having a plurality of accommodation chambers defined within a basepanel and separated by partition plates, and a plurality of opticalfiber storage boxes each comprising a hollow box body mounted in onerespective accommodation chamber, a first optical fiber module and asecond optical fiber module respectively mounted in opposing front andrear sides of the hollow box body, two guide rails respectively locatedat two opposite lateral sidewalls of the hollow box body andrespectively coupled to a first sliding groove and a second slidinggroove in the respective accommodation chamber, two elastic retainerstrips respectively extended from two opposite ends of one guide rail,and an elongated press member extended from one end of the other guiderail.

Description of the Related Art

With rapid development of modern communications technology and theInternet, data centers and telecommunications providers are trying hardto provide relative equipment having the characteristics of highdensity, high transmission speed, high capacity and high intelligence.In order to meet the demands for faster data transmission speed, smallerfootprint and lower energy consumption, the physical infrastructure ofcabling system has been receiving more attention than ever before. Cableand optical fiber transmission systems are two important transmissionmedia in a data center cabling system. When compared with a cabletransmission system, an optical fiber transmission system has theadvantages of wider bandwidth, faster transmission speed, longertransmission distance, thinner dimension, stronger anti-electromagneticinterference and better confidentiality. Optical fiber transmissionsystem is bound to become the hottest trend in the future.

Further, a fiber optic adapter is a component widely used in opticalfiber transmission systems for the connection of two optical fiberconnectors at two fiber optic cables to mechanically couple and alignthe cores of fibers so that an optical signal can be maximally coupledfrom the fiber optic cable at the transmitter side to the fiber opticcable at the receiver side. A variety of optical fiber connectors arecommercially available, but SC, LC and ST connectors are the most commontypes of connectors on the market. In order to reduce space occupationand to satisfy the requirements for high density installation, hightransmission rate and high operating efficiency, multi-fiber (e.g.,MPO/MTP) connectors such as MPO (Multifiber Push-On)/MTP (MultifiberTermination Push-on) connectors are used to replace larger, older styles(e.g., SC), allowing more fiber ports per unit of rack space. Highdensity MTP/MPO trunk cables with at least 12 fibers or up to 24 fibersin a single cable. When mounting the optical fiber connectors of twofiber optic cables in a fiber optic adapter for connection, the polarityand connection compatibility between the two fiber optic cables must beaccurately controlled to prevent optical signal transmission failure.

Regular rack mount optical fiber distribution panels include 1RU, 2RU,4RU and 8RU. Basically, a 1RU rack has a width of 19 inches and a heightof 1.72 inches, and equipped with multiple high density optical fibermodules therein in a detachable manner. One single MPO optical fibermodule is adapted for converting 12-core MPO connector into 12single-core optical fiber connectors. Therefore, the rack has socketsarranged on the front panel thereof for the installation of 12 or 24single-core optical fiber connectors, and one or two sockets arranged onthe back panel thereof for the connection of one or two MPO connectors.A MPO optical fiber module has multiple optical fiber leads arrangedtherein for connecting the sockets at the front panel of the rack to thesockets at the back panel. After installation of a MPO optical fibermodule in an optical fiber distribution panel, LC or SC optical fiberconnectors can be selectively installation. The use of MPO optical fibermodules in a data center or computer room provides the advantages offlexible configuration and management. When wishing to change thequantity or positions of equipments or optical fiber connectors, the MPOoptical fiber modules facilitate adding, removing or replacing theoptical fiber connectors.

However, in order to satisfy MPO optical fiber module spatialarrangement requirements under the limitation of the specifications of astandard 1RU rack and to effectively solve the problem of insufficientnumber of transmission channels due to bandwidth restrictions, opticalfiber module rack system manufacturers need to consider how to install arelatively larger number of optical fiber connectors in a limitedinstallation space and how to facilitate MPO optical module mounting anddismounting convenience. Conventional techniques of mounting MPO opticalfiber modules in a rack need to use a tool for driving screws intorespective screw holes. Mounting MPO optical fiber modules in a rack ordismounting the MPO optical fiber modules from the rack in this mannerrequires much labor and time, thereby increasing the cost. Further, adata center or computer room has a large number of rack mount opticalfiber distribution panels. Therefore, it is desirable to provide anoptical fiber module rack system, which requires less installationspace, facilitates mounting and dismounting of MPO optical fiber modulesfor convenient replacement and maintenance, and significantly savesinstallation labor and time.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention has been accomplished under the circumstances inview. It is therefore the main object of the present invention toprovide an optical fiber module rack system, which comprises a rack anda plurality of optical fiber storage boxes. The rack comprises a basepanel, a plurality of accommodation chambers defined within the basepanel and separated by partition plates, opposing first and secondsliding grooves located in each accommodation chamber, and a stop blocklocated at each of opposing front and rear ends of each first slidinggroove. The optical fiber storage boxes each comprise a box body mountedin one respective accommodation chamber, a first optical fiber modulemounted in a front side of the box body, a second optical fiber modulemounted in an opposing rear side of the box body and connected to thefirst optical fiber module, two guide rails located at two oppositelateral sidewalls of the box body and respectively coupled to the firstsliding groove and second sliding groove of the respective accommodationchamber, two elastic retainer strips respectively extended from oppositeends of one guide rail and provided with a respective hook block forengagement with one respective stop block, and an elongated press memberextended from the other guide rail for pressing by an external force todisengage the hook blocks from the respective stop blocks for allowingremoval of the optical fiber storage box out of the respectiveaccommodation chamber. When inserting the guide rails of the box bodyinto the first sliding groove and the second sliding groove, the hookblocks of the elastic retainer strip will be moved over the respectivestop blocks at the front and rear sides of the respective guide rail andthen hooked up with the respective stop blocks to hold the respectiveoptical fiber storage box firmly in the respective accommodation chamberof the rack. Further, by means of pressing the elongated press member atthe other guide rail with one single hand, the hook blocks aredisengaged from the respective stop blocks, allowing removal of theoptical fiber storage box out of the respective accommodation chamber.Thus, the invention facilitates quick mounting and dismounting of theoptical fiber storage boxes without tools, saving much labor and timecosts, increasing fabrication efficiency and assuring a high level ofstructural stability.

Further, the first optical fiber module and the second optical fibermodule of each optical fiber storage box are exposed out of the openingsin the opposing front and rear sides of the respective accommodationchamber of the rack. The first optical fiber module comprises aplurality of first sockets for the connection of 24 single-core LC or SCo optical fiber connectors. The second optical fiber module is connectedto the first optical fiber module, comprising a plurality of secondsockets respectively provided for the connection of 12-core MPO opticalfiber connectors. Thus, 8 optical fiber storage boxes are mounted in therespective accommodation chambers of the rack to meet 1RU rackspecifications for the connection of total 192 cores of LC or SC opticalfiber connectors. Thus, each optical fiber storage box of the inventionallows installation of a large amount of optical fiber connectors at arelatively higher density.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is an oblique front elevational view of an optical fiber modulerack system in accordance with the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an oblique rear elevational view of the optical fiber modulerack system in accordance with the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an exploded view of the fiber module rack system in accordancewith the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an oblique top elevational view of one optical fiber storagebox of the optical fiber module rack system in accordance with thepresent invention.

FIG. 5 is an oblique bottom elevational view of one optical fiberstorage box of the fiber module rack system in accordance with thepresent invention.

FIG. 6 is a schematic sectional top view of the present inventionillustrating the relationship between each optical fiber storage box andthe respective accommodation chamber of the rack before insertion.

FIG. 7 corresponds to FIG. 6, illustrating the optical fiber storage boxinserted into the respective accommodation chamber of the rack beforeinsertion (I).

FIG. 8 corresponds to FIG. 6, illustrating the optical fiber storage boxinserted into the respective accommodation chamber of the rack beforeinsertion (II).

FIG. 9 corresponds to FIG. 6, illustrating the optical fiber storage boxinserted into the respective accommodation chamber of the rack beforeinsertion (III).

FIG. 10 is a schematic sectional view of a part of the presentinvention, illustrating removal of the optical fiber storage box out ofthe respective accommodation chamber of the rack (I).

FIG. 11 is a schematic sectional view of a part of the presentinvention, illustrating removal of the optical fiber storage box out ofthe respective accommodation chamber of the rack (II).

FIG. 12 is a schematic sectional view of a part of the presentinvention, illustrating removal of the optical fiber storage box out ofthe respective accommodation chamber of the rack (III).

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

Referring to FIGS. 1-5, an oblique front elevational view of an opticalfiber module rack system, an oblique rear elevational view of theoptical fiber module rack system, an exploded view of the optical fibermodule rack system, an oblique top elevational view of one optical fiberstorage box of the fiber module rack system and an oblique bottomelevational view of one optical fiber storage box of the optical fibermodule rack system are shown. The optical fiber module rack systemcomprises a rack 1 of 1RU (rack unit), and a plurality of optical fiberstorage boxes 2 mounted in the rack 1 in a parallel manner.

The rack 1 comprises a base panel 11 having two parallel upright sidepanels 111 at two opposite lateral sides thereof, a plurality ofpartition plates 12 arranged on the base panel 11 in a parallel mannerbetween the upright side panels 111, a plurality of accommodationchambers 10 defined between the upright side panels 111 and separatedfrom one another by the partition plates 12 each having an opening 101located in each of opposing front and rear sides thereof, a firstsliding groove 121 and a second sliding groove 122 respectively disposedat two opposite sidewalls of each accommodation chamber 10 at differentelevations and extended to the openings 101 in the front and rear sidesof the associating accommodation chamber 10, a stop block 123 located ateach of opposing front and rear ends of each first sliding groove 121(see FIG. 6), each stop block 123 defining a beveled outer guide surface1231 at an outer side and a stepped inner abutment surface 1232 at aninner side, and a cover panel 13 supported on the partition plates 12over the accommodation chambers 10 and affixed to the upright sidepanels 111 with, for example, screws. The optical fiber storage boxes 2are respectively mounted in the accommodation chambers 10 of the rack 1.Each optical fiber storage box 2 comprises a hollow box body 21 defininga bottom wall, a top wall, a front wall, a rear wall and two oppositesidewalls, a storage chamber 20 defined in the hollow box body 21 (seeFIG. 6), a plurality of mounting holes 201 respectively located in theopposing front and rear walls of the hollow box body 21 in communicationwith the storage chamber 20, a first optical fiber module 22 mounted inthe mounting holes 201 in the front wall of the hollow box body 21, asecond optical fiber module 23 mounted in the mounting holes 201 in therear wall of the hollow box body 21 for connection to the first opticalfiber module 22, two guide rails 211 respectively located at the twoopposite sidewalls of the hollow box body 21 at different elevations andextended along the length thereof, two elastic retainer strips 212respectively outwardly extended from opposing front and rear ends of oneguide rail 211 and suspending outside the hollow box body 21, eachelastic retainer strip 212 comprising a conical finger tip 2121 at thedistal end thereof and a plurality of wave-shaped anti-slip grooves 2122located at an outer side thereof adjacent to the conical finger tip2121, two hook blocks 213 respectively located at the elastic retainerstrips 212 adjacent to the associating guide rail 211 at an outer side,each hook block 213 defining a beveled pushing surface 2131 that slopesdownwardly inwards toward the associating guide rail 211 and a steppedengagement surface 2132 that faces toward the conical finger tip 2121,and an elongated press member 214 of length relatively shorter than theelastic retainer strips 212 outwardly extended from a front end of theother guide rail 211. The elongated press member 214 comprises a conicalfinger tip 2141 located at a distal end thereof, a plurality ofwave-shaped anti-slip grooves 2142 located at an outer side thereofadjacent to the conical finger tip 2141, and a reinforcing rib 2143located at an inner side thereof and horizontally extended to the hollowbox body 21 (see FIG. 4 and FIG. 10) to reinforce the structuralstrength of the elongated press member 214 against deformation andbreaking.

Further, the first optical fiber module 22 of the optical fiber storagebox 2 comprises a plurality of first sockets 221, each first socket 221defining therein a row of parallel mating connection holes 2211, and adust boot 222 detachably mounted in each mating connection hole 2211.The second optical fiber module 23 of the optical fiber storage box 2comprises a plurality of second sockets 231 of different design relativeto the first sockets 221. Each second socket 231 comprises a matingconnection hole 2311 extending through two opposite ends thereof, and adust boot 232 detachably mounted in the mating connection hole 2311.Each optical fiber storage box 2 further comprises a pull handle 24forwardly extended from a front bottom side of the hollow box body 21thereof. The pull handle 24 comprises a handle body 241, two extensionarms 242 respectively extended from two opposite lateral sides of thehandle body 241 and terminated in the hollow box body 21, and aplurality of finger hole (or tag hole) 243 cut through opposing top andbottom surfaces of the handle body 241.

In the present preferred embodiment, the partition plates 12 divide theinternal space of the rack 1 into 8 accommodation chambers 10 foraccommodating 8 pcs of optical fiber storage boxes 2; the first opticalfiber module 22 of the optical fiber storage box 2 comprises 4 pcs offirst sockets 221 arranged in a stack; each first socket 221 comprises 6mating connection holes 2211 horizontally arranged in parallel; thesecond optical fiber module 23 of the optical fiber storage box 2comprises 4 pcs of second sockets 231 transversely and longitudinallyaligned; each second socket 231 defines therein the mating connectionhole 2311; the multiple optical fiber leads (not shown) in the storagechamber 20 of the hollow box body 21 are respectively plugged into themating connection holes 2211 of the first sockets 221 and the matingconnection holes 2211 of the second sockets 231 to achievepre-connection of the optical fiber storage box 2 so that two secondsockets 231 (such as MPO connectors) are converted into four firstsockets 221 (such as LC or SC connectors); thus, the multiple firstsockets 221 of the first optical fiber module 22 are adapted for theconnection of 24 single-core LC or SC optical fiber connectors, enablingtwo second sockets 231 of the second optical fiber module 23 to beprovided for the connection of a 12-core MPO optical fiber connector;the 8 pcs of optical fiber storage boxes 2 are respectively mounted inthe respective accommodation chambers 10 of the rack 1 to meet the 1RUrack specifications for the connection of LC or SC optical fiberconnectors of total 192 cores and the first socket 221 of the firstoptical fiber module 22. However, it is to be noted that the structuralarrangement, type and quantity of the first sockets 221 of the firstoptical fiber module 22 and the second sockets 231 of the second opticalfiber module 23 described above are for the purpose of illustration onlybut not intended for use to limit the scope and spirit of the invention.Under the condition of meeting the specifications of 1RU rack, theoptical fiber storage box 2 allows installation of multiple opticalfiber connectors at a relatively higher density.

Referring also to FIGS. 6-9, in installation, insert each optical fiberstorage box 2 horizontally into one respective accommodation chamber 10of the rack 1 to abut the hook block 213 of the hollow box body 21against the stop block 123 of one respective partition plate 12. At thistime, the stepped engagement surface 2132 of the hook block 213 will beforced by the beveled outer guide surface 1231 of the stop block 123,causing the associating elastic retainer strip 212 to deform elasticallyand inwardly so that the hook block 213 can be moved over the stop block123. After movement of the hook block 213 over the stop block 123, theelastic retainer strip 212 immediately returns to its former shapesubject to the effect of its elastic material property, and then theguide rails 211 at the two opposite lateral sides of the hollow box body21 are respectively inserted into one respective first sliding groove121 and one respective second sliding groove 122. Subject to the guidingand position-limiting effects of the arrangement between the guide rails211 and the respective first sliding groove 121 and second slidinggroove 122, the optical fiber storage box 2 is smoothly positioned inthe respective accommodation chamber 10 inside the rack 1.

When inserting one optical fiber storage box 2 into one respectiveaccommodation chamber 10 inside the rack 1, the hook block 213 at theelastic retainer strip 212 at the front side of the hollow box body 21is forced against one respective stop block 123 at one partition plate12, causing the beveled pushing surface 2131 to be forced by the beveledouter guide surface 1231 of the stop block 123, and thus, the elasticretainer strip 212 is elastically deformed for enabling the hook block213 to be moved over the stop block 123. After the hook block 213 movedover the stop block 123, the optical fiber storage box 2 moved intoposition. At this time, the hook blocks 213 at the two elastic retainerstrips 212 at the opposing front and rear ends of the respective guiderail 211 are forced into the first sliding groove 121 at the respectivepartition plate 12, and the stepped engagement surfaces 2132 of the hookblocks 213 are respectively engaged with the stepped inner abutmentsurfaces 1 232 of the respective stop blocks 123 at the opposing frontand rear ends of the first sliding groove 121 to prohibit the opticalfiber storage box 2 from forward-backward displacement. Afterinstallation, the first optical fiber module 22 and the second opticalfiber module 23 are exposed out of the openings 101 of the opposingfront and rear sides of the respective accommodation chamber 10 of therack 1.

Referring to FIGS. 10-12, when the user wishes to pull one optical fiberstorage box 2 out of the respective accommodation chamber 10 of the rack1, the user can press the conical finger tips 2121; 2141 of the elasticretainer strip 212 and elongated press member 214 at the front side ofthe hollow box body 21 with one single hand to force the elasticretainer strip 212 toward the elongated press member 214, therebydisengaging the respective hook blocks 213 from the respective stopblocks 123 at the front side of the respective partition plates 12, andthen pull the handle body 241 or finger hole 243 of the pull handle 24with the other hand to carry the hollow box body 21 and the two guiderails 211 out of the mating first sliding groove 121 and second slidinggroove 122. Because the elastic retainer strip 212 and the elongatedpress member 214 are bilaterally disposed at the front side of thehollow box body 21 at different elevations, the elastic retainer strip212 is prohibited from interfering or tangling with the elongated pressmember 214 of the adjacent optical fiber storage box 2. Further, becausethe length of the elongated press member 214 is shorter than the lengthof the elastic retainer strip 212, pressing the elastic retainer strip212 is free from interference of the elongated press member 214 of theadjacent optical fiber storage box 2. Further, the structural design ofthe anti-slip grooves 2122; 2142 enables the conical finger tips 2121;2141 of the elastic retainer strip 212 and elongated press member 214 tobe pressed positively.

When moving one optical fiber storage box 2 out of the respectiveaccommodation chamber 10, the hook block 213 at the elastic retainerstrip 212 at the back side of the hollow box body 21 is abutted againstthe stop block 123 at the respective partition plate 12, causing thestepped engagement surface 2132 to be forced by the stepped innerabutment surface 1232 of the respective stop block 123, and thus, theelastic retainer strip 212 is elastically deformed for allowing movementof the hook block 213 over the respective stop block 123 and removal ofthe optical fiber storage box 2 from the respective accommodationchamber 10 of the rack 1. Thus, the multiple optical fiber storage boxes2 can be conveniently and detachably mounted in the rack 1 withoutscrews, saving the installation labor and time, assuring a high level ofstructural stability, facilitating maintenance and replacement andimproving product competitiveness.

In conclusion, the invention provides an optical fiber module racksystem, which comprises a rack 1 comprising a base panel 11, a pluralityof partition plates 12 arranged on the base panel 11 in a parallelmanner, a plurality of accommodation chambers 10 defined within the basepanel 11 and separated by the partition plates 12 and a first slidinggroove 121 and a second sliding groove 122 bilaterally disposed in eachaccommodation chamber 10, and a plurality of optical fiber storage boxes2 respectively mounted in the accommodation chambers 10 of the rack 1,wherein each optical fiber storage box 2 comprises a hollow box body 21inserted into one respective accommodation chamber 10, two guide rails211 respectively located at two opposite lateral sidewalls of the hollowbox body 21 and respectively coupled to the first sliding groove 121 andthe second sliding groove 122 in the respective accommodation chamber10, two elastic retainer strips 212 respectively extended from theopposing front and rear ends of one guide rail 211 and respectivelyprovided with a hook block 213 for engagement with respective stopblocks 123 at the front and rear ends of the first sliding groove 121,and an elongated press member 214 extended from the front end of theother guide rail 211. When the user wishes to remove one optical fiberstorage box 2 from the respective accommodation chamber 10 of the rackpress the elastic retainer strips 212 and the elongated press member 214to disengage the respective hook blocks 213 from the respective stopblocks 123, allowing removal of the optical fiber storage box 2 out ofthe respective accommodation chamber 10 of the rack 1.

Although a particular embodiment of the invention has been described indetail for purposes of illustration, various modifications andenhancements may be made without departing from the spirit and scope ofthe invention. Accordingly, the invention is not to be limited except asby the appended claims.

The invention claimed is:
 1. An optical fiber module rack systemcomprising: a plurality of optical fiber storage boxes; and a rackcomprising a plurality of adjacent accommodation chambers for receivingthe respective ones of the plurality of optical fiber storage boxes,wherein each of the plurality of accommodation chambers comprises afirst sliding groove and a second sliding groove respectively beingformed along opposite sides of respective one of the accommodationchambers at different elevations from one another, each of the opticalfiber storage boxes comprises a body, a first guide rail and a secondguide rail, and the respective first and second guide rails are formedalong opposite sides of the body at different elevations from oneanother and are engaged with corresponding first and second slidinggrooves of the accommodation chambers.
 2. The optical fiber module racksystem of claim 1 wherein: each of the optical fiber storage boxesfurther comprises respective first and second optical fiber modules; thefirst optical fiber module is mounted on one end of the body; and thesecond optical fiber module is mounted on an opposite end of the bodyfor connection to the first optical fiber module.
 3. The optical fibermodule rack system of claim 1 wherein: at least one end of the firstguide rail comprises an elastic retainer strip, a hook block, and anelongated press member; and at least one end of the second guide railcomprises an elastic retainer strip, a hook block, and an elongatedpress member.
 4. The optical fiber module rack system of claim 3wherein: at least one end of the first sliding groove comprises a stopblock; at least one end of the second sliding groove comprises a stopblock; and corresponding stop blocks and hook blocks are engaged withone another when the optical fiber storage boxes are retained by therespective accommodation chambers.
 5. The optical fiber module racksystem of claim 4 wherein the elongated press member of the first guiderail is shorter than the elastic retainer strip of the second guide railso that, when pressing the elastic retainer strip of the second guiderail, the elastic retainer strip of the second guide rail is free frominterference of the elongated press member of the first guide rail of anadjacent optical fiber storage box received in an adjacent accommodationchamber of the rack.
 6. The optical fiber module rack system of claim 4wherein: the hook block of the first guide rail can be abutted againstthe stop block of the first sliding groove, and the elastic retainerstrip of the first guide rail can be elastically deformed to allowmovement of the hook block of the first guide rail over the stop blockof the first sliding groove to enable the optical fiber storage box tobe removed from the accommodation chamber.
 7. The optical fiber modulerack system of claim 4 wherein the stop block of the first slidinggroove defines a beveled outer guide surface at an outer side and astepped inner abutment surface at an inner side.
 8. The optical fibermodule rack system of claim 4 wherein the first and second guide railsand the first and second sliding grooves are structurally configuredsuch that corresponding ones of the hook blocks and the stop blocks canbe disengaged from one another by pressing upon the respective elasticretainer strips of the guide rails and such that selected ones of theoptical fiber storage boxes can be removed from the respectiveaccommodation chambers.
 9. The optical fiber module rack system of claim1 wherein: each end of the first guide rail comprises an elasticretainer strip, a hook block, and an elongated press member; and atleast one end of the second guide rail comprises an elastic retainerstrip, a hook block, and an elongated press member.
 10. The opticalfiber module rack system of claim 9 wherein: each end of the firstsliding groove comprises a stop block; at least one end of the secondsliding groove comprises a stop block; and corresponding ones of theaccommodation chamber stop block and the optical fiber storage box hookblock are engaged with one another when each of the plurality of opticalfiber storage boxes is retained by the respective accommodationchambers.
 11. The optical fiber module rack system of claim 4 whereinthe elongated press member of the first guide rail is shorter than theelastic retainer strip of the second guide rail so that, when pressingthe elastic retainer strip of the second guide rail, the elasticretainer strip of the second guide rail is free from interference of theelongated press member of the first guide rail of an adjacent opticalfiber storage box received in an adjacent accommodation chamber of therack.
 12. The optical fiber module rack system of claim 1 wherein: eachend of the first guide rail comprises an elastic retainer strip, a hookblock, and an elongated press member; and each end of the second guiderail comprises an elastic retainer strip, a hook block, and an elongatedpress member.
 13. The optical fiber module rack system of claim 12wherein: each end of the first sliding groove comprises a stop block;each end of the second sliding groove comprises a stop block; andcorresponding ones of the accommodation chamber stop blocks and theoptical fiber storage box hook blocks are engaged with one another wheneach of the plurality of optical fiber storage boxes is retained by therespective accommodation chambers.
 14. An optical fiber module racksystem comprising: a plurality of optical fiber storage boxes; and arack comprising a plurality of adjacent accommodation chambers forreceiving the respective ones of the plurality of optical fiber storageboxes, wherein each of the plurality of accommodation chambers comprisesa first sliding groove and a second sliding groove respectively beingformed along opposite sides of respective one of the accommodationchambers at different elevations from one another, each of the opticalfiber storage boxes comprises a body, a first guide rail and a secondguide rail, and the respective first and second guide rails are formedalong opposite sides of the body at different elevations from oneanother and are engaged with corresponding first and second slidinggrooves of the accommodation chambers; each of the optical fiber storageboxes further comprises respective first and second optical fibermodules; the first optical fiber module is mounted on one end of thebody; the second optical fiber module is mounted on an opposite end ofthe body for connection to the first optical fiber module; at least oneend of the first guide rail comprises an elastic retainer strip, a hookblock, and an elongated press member; and at least one end of the secondguide rail comprises an elastic retainer strip, a hook block, and anelongated press member.
 15. The optical fiber storage box of claim 14wherein an elongated press member of the first guide rail is shorterthan an elastic retainer strip of the second guide rail at a common endof the body to avoid interference when pressing the elastic retainerstrip.
 16. An optical fiber storage box comprising: a body; a firstguide rail; a second guide rail; and respective first and second opticalfiber modules, wherein the respective first and second guide rails areformed along opposite sides of the body at different elevations from oneanother, the first optical fiber module is mounted on one end of thebody, the second optical fiber module is mounted on an opposite end ofthe body for connection to the first optical fiber module, at least oneend of the first guide rail comprises an elastic retainer strip, a hookblock, and an elongated press member, and at least one end of the secondguide rail comprises an elastic retainer strip, a hook block, and anelongated press member.
 17. The optical fiber storage box of claim 16wherein an elongated press member of the first guide rail is shorterthan an elastic retainer strip of the second guide rail at a common endof the body to avoid interference when pressing the elastic retainerstrip.
 18. The optical fiber storage box of claim 16 wherein: each endof the first guide rail comprises an elastic retainer strip, a hookblock, and an elongated press member; and at least one end of the secondguide rail comprises an elastic retainer strip, a hook block, and anelongated press member.
 19. The optical fiber storage box of claim 18wherein an elongated press member of the first guide rail is shorterthan an elastic retainer strip of the second guide rail at a common endof the body to avoid interference when pressing the elastic retainerstrip.
 20. The optical fiber storage box of claim 16 wherein: each endof the first guide rail comprises an elastic retainer strip, a hookblock, and an elongated press member; and each end of the second guiderail comprises an elastic retainer strip, a hook block, and an elongatedpress member.